Hiking trails near Richmond, Kentucky

35 official trails lie within 25 miles of Richmond — 126 miles in total, 31 rated easy and 0 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 641 ft; the median trail gains 211 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Ridge Trail	3.4	332 ft	Moderate	18 mi
1. Pinnacle Knob Trail (blue, 2.7mi)	2.6	591 ft	Moderate	14 mi
Red Loop Trail	3.8	277 ft	Moderate	12 mi
Sage Point Trail	1.9	485 ft	Easy	23 mi
Oscar Geralds Jr. Trail	1.2	641 ft	Moderate	23 mi
3. Cowbell Hollow Loop (green, 2.9mi)	2.8	320 ft	Easy	13 mi
Bluegrass Overlook Trail	1.1	503 ft	Easy	12 mi
Lower Palisades Loop Trail	1.9	358 ft	Easy	18 mi
East Loop	4.2	71 ft	Easy	9 mi
Kelly’s Trail	1.4	230 ft	Easy	12 mi
Middle/West Loop	3.3	77 ft	Easy	9 mi
Sally Brown Nature Preserve Trail	1.3	307 ft	Easy	22 mi
Cross Country Course	2.6	109 ft	Easy	22 mi
Upper Hines trail	1.1	342 ft	Easy	9 mi
Meadow View Trail	2.0	137 ft	Easy	25 mi
Fort Jones Loop Trail	1.1	211 ft	Easy	16 mi
Upper Palisades Loop Trail	1.6	187 ft	Easy	18 mi
green	1.1	254 ft	Easy	12 mi
Rim to Rim Trail	1.1	232 ft	Easy	13 mi
2. Pigg Hollow Loop (red, 1.0mi)	1.0	283 ft	Easy	13 mi
East Pinnacle Trail	1.1	263 ft	Easy	13 mi
John Holder Trail	1.1	218 ft	Easy	13 mi
Woodland Trail	1.1	240 ft	Easy	16 mi
Forest Ecosystem Trail	1.1	123 ft	Easy	18 mi

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